Main articles: History of surgery, Prehistoric medicine, and History of general anesthesiaSurgical treatments date back to the prehistoric era. The oldest for which there is evidence is trepanation, i ...
Elderly people__Older adults have widely varying physical health. Frail elderly people are at significant risk of post-surgical complications and the need for extended care. Assessment of older patien ...
Location__At a hospital, modern surgery is often done in an operating theater using surgical instruments, an operating table for the patient, and other equipment. The environment and procedures used i ...
Surgery is a technology consisting of a physical intervention on tissues.As a general rule, a procedure is considered surgical when it involves cutting of a patient's tissues or closure of a previousl ...
Surgery (from the Greek: χειρουργικ? cheirourgikē (composed of χε?ρ, "hand", and ?ργον, "work"), via Latin: chirurgiae, meaning "hand work") is an ancient medical specialty that u ...
